English Literature

Covers citizens' rights and responsibilities, national defense education, Indonesian democracy, human rights, national insight, national resilience, and national politics and strategy.

Explains the history of the Indonesian language, its various forms, spelling conventions, word formation and phrases, effective sentences, sentence combination, and word choice.

Teaches and practices the ability to comprehend spoken discourse by native English speakers.

Explains and trains skills in delivering ideas orally based on English sentence patterns, phonetic symbols, rhythm-stress, and linking.

Studies narrative, descriptive, discursive, and expository reading materials and requires retelling the content of these texts.

Trains in composing sentences by considering tenses, adjectives, adjectival phrases/clauses, adverbial phrases/clauses, forming compound/complex sentences, and writing simple narrative/descriptive essays.

Explains the use of basic sentence patterns, sentence forms and their components, tenses, special finite verbs, determiners, preparatory "it," preparatory "there," and passive sentences.

Introduces the position and role of linguistics as a field of science, branches of linguistics, universal features of language, and basic concepts and analyses in phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.

Describes English history and its influence on the development of language and literature (especially from the Old English Period to the Romantic era) in Great Britain.

Understands the basics and concepts developed to study cultural issues. Explores the definitions of language and literature as cultural products and their significance for the nation and state.

Covers faith, the holy book, the Sunnah and Hadith of Prophet Muhammad, schools of Kalam, the pillars of Islam, zakat, pilgrimage, and their various aspects.

Explains the history of religion, historical-critical methods, Moses and the crossing of the Red Sea, principles of human sociality, disclosure, history, the structure of the Catholic Church, the weaknesses of natural religion, ministry and morality, and the history of salvation.

Discusses issues of faith and knowledge, Christian hope, the Bible, humanity and its components, God, apologetics, the Law, the Gospel, and the Church.

This course has not yet been taught at the Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara.

This course has not yet been taught at the Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara.

This course has not yet been taught at the Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara.

This course has not yet been taught at the Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara.

Studies citizens' rights and responsibilities, national defense education, Indonesian democracy, human rights, national insight, national resilience, and national politics and strategy.

A foundational course in mathematics, focusing on its application in social and humanities fields.

Continues to enhance the ability to comprehend spoken discourse by native English speakers.

Delves into and trains the ability to orally express ideas, providing effective support for the main argument.

Continues to cover narrative, descriptive, discursive, and expository readings, requiring retelling of the content.

Practices developing topic sentences into paragraphs, types of paragraphs, outlining, and writing essays to support personal composition.

Continues to enhance the understanding of English grammar and its application.

Explains the basic concepts of phonology, the sound system of English, phonetics and phonemics, and allophone description.

Studies various schools, principles, and methods in comparative literature.

University Mandatory Course (MKWU). Students can choose one of the MKWU courses in the field of Literacy Skills, including: Statistics; Database Management; Introduction to Information Technology; Web Programming; Human-Computer Interaction; Creative Media Industry (Graphic Design); Digital Communication and New Media.

Covers the use of indirect speech; forms of –ing; infinitive; compound sentences; correlative conjunctions; noun clauses; non-finite; parts of speech and phrases; active and passive forms; and complex sentences through listening.

Demonstrates speaking skills in the context of public speeches and presentations in both formal and informal situations, using appropriate expressions. Students are expected to participate in discussions and conduct interviews.

Continues the exploration of narrative, descriptive, discursive, and expository texts at the upper-intermediate level.

Practices developing a thesis statement along with supporting ideas for writing argumentative essays. Also includes training in rhetorical development methods such as providing examples, reasons, comparisons and contrasts, definitions, divisions and classifications, descriptions, and narratives.

Explains the definition of morphology, its relationship with other branches of linguistics, several definitions related to morphological studies, and methods for analyzing morphemes.

Describes the types of literary theories, their history, development, fundamental concepts, and research methods. Begins with classical/conventional literary interpretation, Formalism, New Criticism, Psychoanalysis, Marxist theory, and Reader-Response criticism.

Explains the history and development of literature, the relationship between literature and culture, and analyzes the development of English literature and culture from the Old English period (5th century) to the Reformation (17th century).

Explains the history and development of translation studies, the definition of translation and translation studies, and the scope of translation.

University Mandatory Course (MKWU).

This course aims to train students in performing simultaneous interpretation from English to Indonesian and vice versa. Students will be able to apply this simultaneous interpretation in various genres such as politics, economics, etc. They will also be able to demonstrate various techniques to address challenges in the mode of simultaneous interpretation.

Students will be able to apply various key theories or approaches in language teaching and their applications (proposed and practiced), utilizing EFL and ESP teaching/learning in the Indonesian context. Therefore, this course is both theoretical and practical.

Discusses phrases, clauses, and sentences in English according to structural grammar and generative transformational grammar.

Covers structural and generative semantic approaches in studying various types of meanings in English. Discusses the concept of pragmatics; functionalism and formalism; the cooperative principle; politeness principles; and speech acts.

Explains definitions, types, aspects, history, and development of folklore, fairy tales, and Western mythology. Provides a comparative and intertextual study of Western mythology, fairy tales, and folklore regarding their influence on the creativity of cultural and literary products in the West.

Describes types of literary theories, their history, development, fundamental concepts, and research methods. Explains postmodern literary theories and Cultural Studies such as Feminism, Postcolonialism, and Ecocriticism.

Explains the definition of research methods, types of research methods, aspects of research methods, and steps to conduct research methods.

This course aims to provide training for TOEFL test preparation for students. Students will be able to read, write, listen, and speak using Intermediate TOEFL test standards.

Explains the history and development of literature, the relationship between literature and culture, and analyzes the development of English literature and culture from the Enlightenment period (17th century) to the contemporary era (21st century).

A fundamental course studying Indonesia's local wisdom.

Describes various techniques and principles of English language teaching and their practices in the process of teaching English.

Covers various topics related to English and correspondence in the business world. Students will be able to demonstrate active (speaking, writing) and passive (listening, reading) use of English in formal, business, and bureaucratic contexts.

Discusses the relationships between lexemes within a discourse by examining the functions of each component of discourse, including register, field, tenor, mode, as well as cohesion and coherence.

Students will be able to demonstrate their English language skills in the contexts of journalism and diplomacy. They will be able to analyze the use of diction, lexical choices, and discourse in the delivery of ideas in a diplomatic, persuasive, critical, and argumentative manner.

Explains the definition of semiotics, its history, the definitions of signifiers and codes, the scope of semiotics, various types of signs, various types of codes, and the study of semiotics in various contexts.

Describes the meaning and function of literary criticism; the relationship between literary theory and literary criticism and literary history; the difference between criticism and literary appreciation; literary essays and literary studies; approaches to literary criticism; and types of literary criticism.

Explains the definition, types, structure, elements, rules, and writing of a scientific article for publication in a journal. Students will be able to create an essay and article that adheres to the norms and formatting rules for publication in a scientific journal.

This course aims to provide training for IELTS test preparation for students. Students will be able to read, write, listen, and speak using the standards of the Intermediate IELTS test.

Studying the definitions of lexicology and lexicography, language systems, word and term formation, semantic aspects and vocabulary spelling, dictionaries; their history, forms, types, and functions, the history of lexicography in Indonesia, forms and types of dictionaries, functions and uses of dictionaries, and the ideal dictionary.

Explaining the relationship between language and thought; developmental psycholinguistics; and language acquisition.

Describing the scope, varieties/types, and uses of stylistics in oral and written communication, including both creative and academic writing.

Explaining translation techniques, translation procedures, translation strategies, tools used in the translation process, and the quality of translations.

Discussing the concept of sociological literature; the relationship between sociology and literature; sociological paradigms; and English literature and its society. Defining literature and culture, aspects of literature and culture, the history and development of literature, the relationship between literature and culture, and analyzing the development of local, national, and international literature and culture.

Explaining the history and development of literature, the relationship between literature and culture, and analyzing the development of American literature and culture from the Old English period (5th century) to the Reformation (17th century).

Explaining and analyzing films as a form of cultural product using the perspective of critical cultural studies theory. Identifying and explaining three essential dimensions of film studies: spatial, temporal, and acoustic (Klarer, 2004).

Categorizing types of children’s literature, such as picture books, fairy tales, etc., and their use in children's education. Demonstrating storytelling abilities by utilizing the language skills learned from the English language proficiency courses (Writing, Reading, Speaking, Listening).

Explaining the development of poetry and performance studies and important elements such as meter, literary devices, voice intonation, etc. Creating and demonstrating a short performance of English drama, such as works by Shakespeare.

Applying theories, methods, and knowledge gained related to the fields of language, literature, and cultural studies in the form of community service.

This course introduces students to systemic functional grammar, which views language as a "resource for making meaning." Language is thus seen as a vehicle for communication among people in social and cultural contexts. Through theoretical introduction and practical exercises, students will be able to explain how language users convey meaning through their choice of words and grammatical structures in specific situations. This course includes the analysis of authentic texts.

Studying the theory of language comparison, methods of comparative linguistic investigation, language classification, and language classification methods.

This course aims to provide training/internship for students in the fields of translation, language learning, and literature. Students will be able to apply the knowledge gained from courses such as language proficiency, translation, Teaching English for Young Learners, Literary Theory, etc., in a work environment that utilizes their skills and theories in practice.

This course aims to provide training/internship for students in the fields of translation, language learning, and literature. Students will be able to apply the knowledge gained from courses such as language proficiency, translation, Teaching English for Young Learners, Literary Theory, etc., in a work environment that utilizes their skills and theories in practice.

This course aims to provide training/internship for students in the fields of translation, language learning, and literature. Students will be able to apply the knowledge gained from courses such as language proficiency, translation, Teaching English for Young Learners, Literary Theory, etc., in a work environment that utilizes their skills and theories in practice.

This course aims to provide students with knowledge about cyber discourse and to analyze it using various linguistic approaches.

Discussing the relationship between language and society; language variation; bilingualism and diglossia; code-switching and code-mixing; interference and integration; language change, shift, and maintenance; language planning; and language standardization.

This course aims to provide knowledge about teaching English to elementary school students. Students will master the knowledge and skills needed to support young learners (children) through engaging and motivating lesson delivery.

Students will study and be able to analyze the functional varieties of language through various linguistic approaches.

Students will understand the nature of spoken and written texts, demonstrating sensitivity and a critical attitude toward how speakers and writers adjust their communication methods according to situations and communication goals, and using tools to analyze sequences of discourse or texts.

Studying key themes and analyzing influential literary works from the Middle East, such as A Thousand and One Nights, the poet Rumi, and Khalil Gibran.

Studying key themes and analyzing influential literary works from East Asia, such as Japan and China, including Haruki Murakami (Kafka on the Shore), Murasaki Shikibu (Tale of Genji), Luo Guanzhong (Romance of the Three Kingdoms), Wu Cheng'en (Journey to the West), and Sun Tzu (The Art of War).

Studying critical theories of Orientalism and Postcolonialism from Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, and Gayatri Spivak. Analyzing literary works using these critical theories.

Studying the development of Feminism as a movement of women from the First to Fourth Wave, Liberal and Traditional, and its evolution as a critical theory. Differentiating the urgency of this movement's development in contemporary Western contexts compared to that of Indonesian women.

Studying and categorizing forms of popular culture such as multimedia, video games, fashion, and slang. Applying literary and cultural analysis, especially in context and theme, to understand these popular cultural products.

This course involves the practice of preparing a research proposal and presenting it before the examining lecturers.

This course involves the practice of preparing a thesis and presenting it before the examining lecturers.